Lesson 61

61.1. Declension of Root Nouns Ending in -ā, -ī, -ū

61.1.1. Root Nouns Ending in -ā at the End of तत्पुरुष

Before vocalic endings, the stem vowel in weak cases takes the zero grade Ø.

The declension is identical for masculine and feminine genders.

Paradigm:

विश्वपा m.f. "protecting the universe"

	एकवचनम्	द्विवचनम्	बहुवचनम्
प्रथमा / आमन्त्रितम्	विश्वपास्	विश्वपौ	विश्वपास्
द्वितीया	विश्वपाम्		विश्वपस्
तृतीया	विश्वपा	विश्वपाभ्याम्	विश्वपाभस्
चतुर्थी	विश्वपे		विश्वपाभ्यस्
पञ्चमी	विश्वपस्
षष्ठी		विश्वपोस्	विश्वपाम्
सप्तमी	विश्वपि		विश्वपासु

61.1.2. Feminine Root Nouns Ending in -ī

Before a vocalic ending, -ī is replaced by -iy.

In addition to formations with regular case endings, in the Dative/Ablative/Genitive/Locative singular and Genitive plural, formations following the pattern of multisyllabic feminine nouns ending in -ī (देवी) also occur.

Paradigm:

धी f. "thought"

	एकवचनम्	द्विवचनम्	बहुवचनम्
प्रथमा / आमन्त्रितम्	धीस्	धियौ	धियस्
द्वितीया	धियम्
तृतीया	धिया	धीभ्याम्	धीभिस्
चतुर्थी	धिये / धियै		धीभ्यस्
पञ्चमी	धियस् / धिया्स्
षष्ठी		धियोस्	धियाम् / धीनाम्
सप्तमी	धियि / धियाम्		धीषु

Irregular: स्त्री f. "woman"

	एकवचनम्	द्विवचनम्	बहुवचनम्
प्रथमा	स्त्री	स्त्रियौ	स्त्रियस्
द्वितीया	स्त्रियम् / स्त्रीम्		स्त्रियस् / स्त्रीस्
तृतीया	स्त्रिया	स्त्रीभ्याम्	स्त्रीभिस्
चतुर्थी	स्त्रियै		स्त्रीभ्यस्
पञ्चमी	स्त्रियास्
षष्ठी		स्त्रियोस्	स्त्रीणाम्
सप्तमी	स्त्रियाम्		स्त्रीषु
आमन्त्रितम्	स्त्रि	स्त्रियौ	स्त्रियस्

Fig.: स्त्रियः
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61.1.3. Root nouns ending in -ī at the end of तत्पुरुष

Before vowel endings, -ī is replaced by -y if it is preceded only by a consonant belonging to the root. If several consonants belonging to the root precede, -ī before a vowel ending is replaced by -iy.

The declension is identical in the masculine and feminine genders.

Irregularity: Compounds ending in -नी "leading" have the ending -ām in the locative singular (like देवी):
e.g. ग्रामणी "leading a troop/village": loc.sg.m.f. ग्रामण्याम्

Paradigms:

शुद्धधी m., f. "thinking purely"

	एकवचनम्	द्विवचनम्	बहुवचनम्
प्रथमा / आमन्त्रितम्	शुद्धधीस्	शुद्धध्यौ	शुद्धध्यस्
द्वितीया	शुद्धध्यम्
तृतीया	शुद्धध्या	शुद्धधीभ्याम्	शुद्धधीभिस्
चतुर्थी	शुद्धध्ये		शुद्धधीभ्यस्
पञ्चमी	शुद्धध्यस्
षष्ठी		शुद्धध्योस्	शुद्धध्याम्
सप्तमी	शुद्धध्यि		शुद्धधीषु

यवक्री m., f. "buying barley"

	एकवचनम्	द्विवचनम्	बहुवचनम्
प्रथमा / आमन्त्रितम्	यवक्रीस्	यवक्रियौ	यवक्रियस्
द्वितीया	यवक्रियम्
तृतीया	यवक्रिया	यवक्रीभ्याम्	यवक्रीभिस्
चतुर्थी	यवक्रिये		यवक्रीभ्यस्
पञ्चमी	यवक्रियस्
षष्ठी		यवक्रियोस्	यवक्रियाम्
सप्तमी	यवक्रियि		यवक्रीषु

61.1.4. Monosyllabic feminine root nouns ending in -ū

Stem before vowel: -uv

Declension analogous to feminine root nouns ending in -ī

Paradigm:

भू f. "earth"

	एकवचनम्	द्विवचनम्	बहुवचनम्
प्रथमा / आमन्त्रितम्	भूस्	भुवौ	भुवस्
द्वितीया	भुवम्
तृतीया	भुवा	भूभ्याम्	भूभिस्
चतुर्थी	भुवे / भुवै		भूभ्यस्
पञ्चमी	भुवस् / भुवास्
षष्ठी		भुवोस्	भुवाम्
सप्तमी	भुवि / भुवाम्		भूषु

61.1.5. Root nouns ending in -ū at the end of तत्पुरुष

Before vocalic endings, -ū is replaced by -v if it is preceded only by a consonant belonging to the root. If several consonants belonging to the root precede, -ū before a vocalic ending is replaced by -uv.

Declension in the masculine and feminine is identical.

Paradigm:

खलपू m., f. "sweeping the barn"

	एकवचनम्	द्विवचनम्	बहुवचनम्
प्रथमा / आमन्त्रितम्	खलपूस्	खलप्वौ	खलप्वस्
द्वितीया	खलप्वम्
तृतीया	खलप्वा	खलपूभ्याम्	खलपूभिस्
चतुर्थी	खलप्वे		खलपूभ्यस्
पञ्चमी	खलप्वस्
षष्ठी		खलप्वोस्	खलप्वाम्
सप्तमी	खलप्वि		खलपूषु

Fig.: रथ्याप्वः काशीपुर
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61.1.6. Declension of multisyllabic feminine nouns ending in -ū

Multisyllabic feminine nouns ending in -ū are declined analogously to multisyllabic stems ending in -ī (देवी), but they end in Nom. sg. with -s.

Paradigm:

वधू f. "young woman, bride"

	एकवचनम्	द्विवचनम्	बहुवचनम्
प्रथमा	वधूस्	वध्वौ	वध्वस्
द्वितीया	वधूम्		वधूस्
तृतीया	वध्वा	वधूभ्याम्	वधूभिस्
चतुर्थी	वध्वै		वधूभ्यस्
पञ्चमी	वध्वास्
षष्ठी		वध्वोस्	वधूनाम्
सप्तमी	वध्वाम्		वधूषु
आमन्त्रितम्	वधु	वध्वौ	वध्वस्

Fig.: वध्वौ जोधपुर
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61.2. The periphrastic future (लुट्)

In addition to the simple future (ऌत्), there is a periphrastic future (लुट्). According to the teachings of indigenous grammarians, it is used to denote the distant future ("after the current day"), while the simple future denotes the near future ("on the current day"). In Classical Sanskrit, it seems that no distinction in usage is usually made between the two futures.

Formation:

The periphrastic future is formed by combining a noun of agent in -tṛ with the present tense of अस् 2. As the third person, the simple noun serves in the corresponding number, without distinction in grammatical gender. In combinations with अस्, the noun has the form of Nom.sg. in -tā for all persons and numbers.

The endings of the periphrastic future are therefore:

	परस्मैपदम्			आत्मनेपदम्
	एकवचनम्	द्विवचनम्	बहुवचनम्	एकवचनम्	द्विवचनम्	बहुवचनम्
1. तृतीयः	-tāsmi (-tā + asmi)	-tāsvas	-tāsmas (-tā smas)	-tāhe	-tāsvahe	-tāsmahe
2. मध्यमः	-tāsi	-tāsthas	-tāstha	-tāse	-tāsāthe	-tādhve
3. प्रथमः	-tā	-tārau	-tāras	-tā	-tārau	-tāras

Form of the root: The root generally has the same form as in the simple future. This also applies to the connecting vowel -i-.

Examples:

दा 3U	दातास्मि, दतासि, दाता etc.
भू 1P	भवितास्मि ... भाविता etc.
तुद् 6U	तोत्तास्मि ... तोत्ता etc.
गै 1P	गातास्मि ... गाता etc.

Paradigm:

दा 3U

	परस्मैपदम्			आत्मनेपदम्
	एकवचनम्	द्विवचनम्	बहुवचनम्	एकवचनम्	द्विवचनम्	बहुवचनम्
1. तृतीयः	दातास्मि	दातास्वस्	दातास्मस्	दाताहे	दातास्वहे	दातास्महे
2. मध्यमः	दातासि	दातास्थस्	दातास्थ	दातासे	दातासथे	दाताध्वे
3. प्रथमः	दाता	दातारौ	दातारस्	दाता	दातारौ	दातारस्

The verb अस् is separated from the nominal stem only very rarely.

61.3. The Intensivum (Frequentativum) (चर्करीतम्)

An intensive form (चर्करीतम्) can be formed from every monosyllabic root of the first nine present classes that begins with a consonant; this means: with few exceptions, no intensive form can be formed from disyllabic roots (e.g. जागृ), vowels-initial roots, and roots of the 10th present class (चुरादिगण).

The intensive means:

• that a person or thing repeatedly does or experiences what is expressed by the root
  कृ 8U: चेक्रीयते / चर्करीति "he does repeatedly"
  भू 1P: बोभूयते / बोभवीति "he is (becomes) often"

• that a person or thing does or experiences something intensively, as expressed by the root:
  कृ 8U: चेक्रीयते / चर्करीति "he does intensively, he does vigorously"

• for roots expressing movement, the intensive means curved movement:
  व्रज् 1P: वव्रज्यते "he goes in curves" (NOT: "he goes often")

• for some roots (list: Kielhorn, Grammar § 458b) the intensive means blame:
  लुप् 6U: लोलुप्यते "he cuts poorly"
  सद् 1P: सासद्यते "he sits down poorly"

Fig.: सर्पो वव्रज्यते ॥
Karnataka = ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ
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Formation of the intensive:

There are two formation types of the intensive:

• Ātmanepada-intensive
• Parasmaipada-intensive

Both are formed from the root reduplicated with strong reduplication. Both do not differ in meaning. Both can be formed from the same roots.

61.3.1. Ātmanepada Intensivum

Formation:

reduplicated root + -ya-

Form of the root: in general as in the passive, i.e. mostly in the guṇa grade:

Examples:

स्वप् 2P: Pass. सुप्यते ; Intens. सोषुप्यते दा 3U: Pass. दीयते ; Intens. देदीयते

The rules in detail can be found in Kielhorn, Grammar § 461.

Reduplication: according to the general rules. However, the reduplicative vowel: instead of a,i,u stands ā, e, o
Examples:

दा 3U	देदीय-
भू 1P	बोभूय-
कृ 8U	चेक्रीय-
जीव् 1P	जेजीव्य-
शास् 2P	शेशिष्य-
ज्ञा 9U	जाज्ञाय-

Roots of the form -a-Nasal do not lengthen the vowel in the reduplicative syllable, but rather repeat the nasal.

e.g. यम् 1P: यंयम्य-

With some roots, -nī- or -rī- (-rī- with roots that contain an ṛ in the Intensivum) appears between the vowel of the reduplicative syllable and the initial consonant of the root.

e.g.
पत् 1P: पनीपत्य-
वृत् 1Ā: वरीवृत्य-

Conjugation:

• Present stem: like an Ātmanepada of the 4th present class (दिवादिगण).
• Passive and other tense stems: if a vowel precedes the -ya- of the Intensivum stem, then the -ya- is replaced by -y-, if a consonant precedes the -ya-, then the -ya- is dropped:
• Passive Present: बुध् : बोबुध्यते ; भू : बोभूय्यते
• Perfect: periphrastic: बोबुधाञ्चक्रे ; बोभूयाञ्चक्रे
• Aorist: iṣ-Aorist (Aorist 5): अबोबुधिष्ट ; अबोभूयिष्ट
• Future: seṭ: बोबुधिष्यते ; बोभूयिष्यते
• periphrastic future: बोबुधिता ; बोभूयिता

61.3.2. Parasmaipada Intensivum

Present stem (other forms are extremely rare): Formation and conjugation like a verb of the 3rd present class (जुहोत्यादिगण) with the difference that the vowel of the reduplication syllable is high-level, and in case of -a- it is long.

In the singular indicative present as well as in 2.3.sg imperfect and 3.sg imperative, an -ī- can be inserted between the root and the ending. If this -ī- is inserted, a short vowel in penultimate position must not be guṇated.

Regarding reduplication with nasal as well as the insertion of -nī- or -rī-, the same rules apply as for the Ātmanepada Intensivum. Instead of -rī-, optionally -ri- may stand.

Paradigm:

भू 1P

Indicative Present (लट्):

	एकवचनम्	द्विवचनम्	बहुवचनम्
1. तृतीयः	बोभोमि । बोभवीमि	बोभूवस्	बोभूमस्
2. मध्यमः	बोभोषि । बोभवीषि	बोभूथस्	बोभूथ
3. प्रथमः	बोभोति । बोभवीति	बोभूतस्	बोभुवति

Imperfect (लङ्):

	एकवचनम्	द्विवचनम्	बहुवचनम्
1. तृतीयः	अबोभवम्	अबोभूव	अबिभूम
2. मध्यमः	अबोभोस् । अबोभवीस्	अबोभूतम्	अबोभूत
3. प्रथमः	अबोभोत् । अबोभवीत्	अबोभूताम्	अबोभुवुर्

Imperative (लोट्):

	एकवचनम्	द्विवचनम्	बहुवचनम्
1. तृतीयः	बोभवानि	बोभवाव	बोभवाम
2. मध्यमः	बोभूहि	बोभूतम्	बोभूत
3. प्रथमः	बोभोतु । बोभवितु	बोभूताम्	बोभुवतु

Optative (विधिलिङ्):

	एकवचनम्	द्विवचनम्	बहुवचनम्
1. तृतीयः	बोभूयाम्	बोभूयाव	बोभूयाम
2. मध्यमः	बोभूयास्	बोभूयातम्	बोभूयात
3. प्रथमः	बोभूयात्	बोभूयाताम्	बोभूयुर्

61.4. Denominatives (नामधातु)

Denominatives (नामधातवः) are formed, in contrast to the verbs treated so far, not from a verbal root but from a nominal stem. There are various types of formation here.

61.4.1. Formation without special suffix, Parasmaipada

Meaning:

a person or thing behaves as that which is designated by the nominal stem, or resembles it.

Conjugation:

in the present stem like a verb of the 1st class (भ्वादिगण). If the noun ends in a vowel, only the final vowel is treated like the root vowel of the 1st class. Final -a drops before the thematic vowel. A vowel preceding a final nasal is replaced by the corresponding long vowel.

Examples:

कवि m. "poet"	कवयति "he behaves like a poet"
भू f. "earth"	भवति "he behaves like the earth"
पितृ "father"	पितरति "he behaves like a father"
कृष्ण m. Kṛṣṇa	कृष्णति "he behaves like Kṛṣṇa"
माला f. "garland"	मालाति "it resembles a garland"
राजन् m. "king"	राजानति "he behaves like a king"

61.4.2. Formation with suffix -ya, Parasmaipada

Meaning:

• someone desires what is denoted by the nominal stem
• someone treats or regards a person or thing as what is denoted by the nominal stem

Stem Formation:

before the -ya, the final sound of the nominal stem undergoes the following changes:

• a, ā » ī : पुत्र » पुत्रीय-
• i, u » ī, ū : कवि » कवीय-
• ṛ » rī : कर्तृ » कर्त्रीय-
• o » av : गो » गव्य-
• au » āv : नौ » नाव्य-
• a final nasal is dropped, the preceding vowel is treated according to the rules just mentioned: राजन् » राजीय-
• other final consonants remain unchanged

Examples:

पुत्र m. "son"	पुत्रीयति "he desires a son"
कवि m. "poet"	कवीयति "he desires a poet"
गो f. "cow"	गव्यति "he desires a cow"
राजन् m. "king"	राजीयति "he desires a king"
विष्णु m. Viṣṇu	विष्णूयति "he treats someone as Viṣṇu"
प्रासाद m. "palace"	प्रासादीयति "he regards (e.g. his hut) as a palace"

Note the meaning of:

तपस् n. "austerity"	तपस्यति "he practices austerity"
नमस् n. "veneration"	नमस्यति "he venerates"

Fig.: किं तपस्यति न वा ?
हरिद्वार
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Fig.: बालौ शिवं नमस्यतः ॥
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61.4.3. Formation with the Suffix -kāmya, Parasmaipada

Meaning:

someone wishes for what is denoted by the nominal stem

Examples:

पुत्र m. "son"	पुत्रकाय्म्यति "he wishes for a son"
यशस् n. "fame"	यशस्काम्यति "he wishes for fame"

Fig.: यशस्काम्यन्ति मुंबई
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61.4.4. Formation with the Suffix -sya or -asya, Parasmaipada

Meaning:

someone desires intensely what is denoted by the nominal stem.

Examples:

मधु n. "honey"	मधुस्यति । मध्वस्यति "he desires honey intensely"
अश्व m. "stallion"	अश्वस्यति "(the mare) desires the stallion intensely"

Fig.: कस्तत्र न मधुस्यति ?
Karli
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61.4.5. Formation with the Suffix -ya, Ātmanepada

Meaning:

someone behaves as what is denoted by the nominal stem, or resembles it.

Formation:

• final -a » -ā
• final -ā remains unchanged
• otherwise as before -ya, Parasmaipada (see above 4.2.)
• final -as optionally » -ā
• feminine stem usually » masculine stem

Examples:

कृष्ण m. Kṛṣṇa	कृष्णायते "he behaves like Kṛṣṇa
यशस् 3 "famous"	यशायते । यशस्यते "he behaves like a famous person"
कुमारी f. "girl"	कुमारायते "he behaves like a girl"

For some nominal stems, this suffix means: something becomes like that, or becomes what is designated by the nominal stem:

e.g. उन्मनस् 3 "arouses": उन्मनायते "he is aroused"

In some cases, verbs with different meanings are formed using this suffix:

Examples:

दुःख n. "suffering" : दुःखायते "he experiences suffering"
शब्द m. "sound" : शब्दायते "he makes a sound"

Fig.: श्वानौ शब्दायेते
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61.4.6. Formation with the suffix -aya, -āpaya

Various meanings.

Conjugated like causatives.

Examples:

सत्य 3 "true"	स्तयपायति "he declares true"
मुण्ड 3 "shorn bald"	मुण्डयति "he shaves bald"

Fig.: भिक्षुर्मुण्डयते ।
Thailand - เมืองไทย
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A list of denominatives, e.g. in:

Fig.:
1845 - 1878 Professor of Indo-Oriental Philology at the University of Copenhagen
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Westergaard, Niels Ludvig (1815–1878): Radices linguae Sanscritae ad decreta grammaticorum definivit atque copia exemplorum exquisitiorum illustravit / N. L. Westergaard. -- Bonnae ad Rhenum : König, 1841. -- Pp. 335 - 341.

61.5. The Benedictional (आशीर्लिङ्)

Meaning:

Blessing Wish

Education:

Parasmaipada:

low-grade root + yās + secondary ending

e.g. बुध्यासम् "may I recognize!"

Ātmanepada:

(mostly) high-grade root + sī(y) + secondary ending

or:

(high-grade) root + ै + sī(y) + secondary ending

e.g.
जि : जेषीय "may I conquer for my own benefit!"
बुध् : बोधिषीय "may I recognize"

The rules for the form of the root in detail can be found in Kielhorn, Grammar § 380ff.

Paradigm:

बुध् "to awaken"

	परस्मैपदम्			आत्मनेपदम्
	एकवचनम्	द्विवचनम्	बहुवचनम्	एकवचनम्	द्विवचनम्	बहुवचनम्
1. तृतीयः	बुध्यासम्	बुध्यास्व	बुध्यास्म	बोधिषीय	बोधिषीवहि	बोधिषीमहि
2. मध्यमः	बुध्यास्	बुध्यास्तम्	बुध्यास्त	बोधिषीष्ठास्	बोधिषीयास्थाम्	बोधिषीध्वम्
3. प्रथमः	बुध्यात्	बुध्यास्ताम्	बुध्यासुर्	बोधिषीष्ट	बोधिषीयास्ताम्	बोधिषीरन्

Fig.: नववर्षं शुभं भूयात् ॥
Santa Cruz Basilica, Kochi = കൊച്ചി
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61.6. The Conditional (ऌङ्)

The Conditional (ऌङ्) is used when one wants to express in conditional sentences that what is stated as the condition is not the case / has not been the case / will not be the case. The conditional must be used in such sentences both in the conditional clause and in the main clause.

Example:

सुवृष्टिश्चेदभविष्यत्सुभिक्षमभविष्यत् "If it had rained well (or were to rain), there would be abundant food. (But it did not (sufficiently) rain.)"

Formation of the Conditional (ऌङ्):

Augment + stem of the simple future (ऌत्) + secondary endings

i.e., like an imperfect (लङ्) to the future stem.

e.g., अदास्यम् ; अभविष्यम् ; अतोत्स्यम्

Paradigm:

भू "to be, to become"

	परस्मैपदम्			आत्मनेपदम्
	एकवचनम्	द्विवचनम्	बहुवचनम्	एकवचनम्	द्विवचनम्	बहुवचनम्
1. तृतीयः	अभविष्यम्	अभविष्याव	अभविष्याम	अभविष्ये	अभविष्यावहि	अभविष्यामहि
2. मध्यमः	अभविष्यस्	अभविष्यतम्	अभविष्यत	अभविष्यथास्	अभविष्येथाम्	अभविष्यध्वम्
3. प्रथमः	अभविष्यत्	अभविष्यताम्	अभविष्यन्	अभविष्यत	अभविष्येताम्	अभविष्यन्त

61.7. Declension of nouns ending in -ai, -o, -au

Before vowels these stems end in -ai, -o, -au; before consonants in -āy, -av, -āv

गो m.f. "ox, cow" has stem gradation. See the explanation in detail at Thumb-Hauschild § 296/7.

Paradigms: Kielhorn, Grammar § 153:

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Fig.: हरिद्वारे गावः ॥
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61.8. Remaining pronouns

61.8.1. Personal pronouns of the dual

Kielhorn, Grammar § 177:

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Fig.: आवां स्वसारौ ॥
Apatani people, Arunachal Pradesh
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61.8.2. Demonstrative pronouns अदस् "that (distant)"

Masculine (पुंस्)

	एकवचनम्	द्विवचनम्	बहुवचनम्
प्रथमा	असौ	अमू	अमी
द्वितीया	अमुम्		अमून्
तृतीया	अमुना	अमूभ्याम्	अमीभिस्
चतुर्थी	अमुष्मै		अमीभ्यस्
पञ्चमी	अमुष्मात्
षष्ठी	अमुष्य	अमुयोस्	अमीषाम्
सप्तमी	अमुष्मिन्		अमीषु

Neuter (नपुंसक)

	एकवचनम्	द्विवचनम्	बहुवचनम्
प्रथमा	अदस्	अमू	अमूनि
द्वितीया

Rest as Masculine

Feminine (स्त्री)

	एकवचनम्	द्विवचनम्	बहुवचनम्
प्रथमा	असौ	अमू	अमूस्
द्वितीया	अमूम्
तृतीया	अमुना	अमूभ्याम्	अमूभिस्
चतुर्थी	अमुष्यै		अमूभ्यस्
पञ्चमी	अमुष्यास्
षष्ठी		अमुयोस्	अमूषाम्
सप्तमी	अमुष्याम्		अमूषु

61.9. Release into the ocean of Sanskrit literature: ಶ್ರೀಗಣನಾಥ / श्रीगणनाथ

After completing the Sanskrit course, only then does the actual "swimming" in the ocean of Sanskrit literature begin. Since this ocean is full of obstacles, it is appropriate to begin this new phase of life with an invocation of Gaṇeśa:

Fig.: श्रीगणनाथः
Halebidu (ಹಳೆಬೀಡು), 12th/13th century CE
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śrīgaṇanātha sindhuravarṇa karuṇāsagara kariavadana a-lambōdara lakumīkara -a-bāsuta amaraveluta a-lambōdara lakumīkara siddhācāraṇa gaṇasēvita siddhi-vināyaka tē namō namō a-lambōdara lakumīkara -a-bāsuta amaraveluta a-lambōdara lakumīkara sakalavidyādipūjita sarvōttama tē namō namō a-lambōdara lakumīkara -a-bāsuta amaraveluta a-lambōdara lakumīkर	श्रीगणनाथ सिन्धुरवर्ण करुणासागर करिवदन लम्बोदर लकुमीकर अम्बासुत अमरविनुत लम्बोदर लकुमीकर १ सिद्धचारण गणसेवित सिद्धिविनायक ते नमो नमो लम्बोदर लकुमीकर अम्बासुत अमरविनुत लम्बोदर लकुमीकर सकलविद्यादिपूजित सर्वोत्तम ते नमो नमो लम्बोदर लकुमीकर अम्बासुत अमरविनुत लम्बोदर लकुमीकर १ लकुमीकर ≈ लक्ष्मीकर

śrīgaṇanātha / श्रीगणनाथ by Purandaradāsa (ಪುರಂದರ ದಾಸ) (1484 - 1564)

Composer and poet: Purandaradāsa (ಪುರಂದರ ದಾಸ) (1484 - 1564)

Rāga: Malahari (to मायामाळवगौळ = Māyāmālavagauḷa = ಮಾಯಾಮಾಲವಗೌಳ = மாயாமாளவகௌளை):

• ārohaṇa: s r1 m1 p d1 S

• avarohaṇa: S d1 p m1 g3 r1 s

Tāla: Rūpaka: o |4

Fig.: Melody, referenced to c, can be transposed depending on vocal range.
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śrīgaṇanātha / श्रीगणनाथ stands at the beginning of instruction in Kannarese music. See the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tG91JF-qKIY. -- Accessed on 2009-03-05

Now that you have learned the basics of Sanskrit, hopefully you are like the toddlers in the video: sometimes clumsy, but eager to learn and acquire knowledge, with joy in what you do. Keep "a beginner's mind" until the end of your life.

This is wished for you by your Alois Payer

Ofterdingen, 2009-03-09

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END OF THE SANSKRIT COURSE